The trees on this picture are Erman's birch trees. Below is a close up picture of them from Kurile Nature Reserve, and also, using the tag Erman's birch you can read my other stories of this amazingly beautiful tree, my favorite tree.
And below are more views of Kamchatka peninsula...
... and Pacific ocean in February...
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Fantastic pictures of this remote region of the world. I love the one building that is shown in one picture.
ReplyDeleteThank you! This building is a part of ranger station over there.
DeleteYep, way cool all of them!
ReplyDeleteWow super photos. What is the name of the mountain in picture 4? I am heading to Kamchtaka in April :) Kiersten
ReplyDeleteIt is Kronotsky Volcano (aka Kronotskaya Sopka).
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Thank you for the link. Your photos are incredible. Are you on google+? That is one of the mountains we are hoping to ski!! Could I ask you what is the bear situation like during April? Kiersten
DeleteUsually, the first bears wake up from their hibernation around the end of March.
DeleteYou should check with Kronotsky Nature Reserve about the visiting that area and for up-to-date information.
http://kronoki.org/
Ooops I also got the wrong mountain we are heading towards Kliuchevskoi volcano!!
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